“He’s powerful, he wins his headers, he’s good on the ball, he makes passes, he starts off our attacks and he defends well as well. He really does have everything that you could possibly ask for in a centre-half. He’s one of the quickest centre-halves I have played with as well, so he does have absolutely everything for the modern centre-half and what anybody would want.

“It’s fantastic that we’ve got him and if we do go past the transfer window and he’s still here, I certainly won’t be complaining.”

Celtic will do well to make it to February with Van Dijk still on their books.

Chris Burton

Chris is a freelance journalist with a passion for all major sports. He has spent much of his career to date focusing on the wonderful world of football, across all levels. He has also had the pleasure of interviewing a diverse mix of sportsmen and women – including Gareth Bale, Frank Lampard, Xabi Alonso, Marcel Desailly, Roy Hodgson, Manu Tuilagi, Jonny Wilkinson, Nicola Adams and Ed Clancy.